Female biker who died in crash ID'd

Authorities have identified the female motorcycle operator who died Monday morning north of Lake Elsinore as 41-year-old Wendy Stone of Riverside.

Stone was traveling north on Interstate 15 and was fatally struck by flying debris after a pickup smashed through the center divider south of Indian Truck Trail, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The truck hit a second vehicle when it entered the northbound lanes, but authorities said both drivers escaped injury.